StarCraft II release date announced - Page 3

rounds1 · July 27th, 2010, 06:28 PM

Yeah... is the game any good?

Out with it, RBB!

rbbdrooger · July 27th, 2010, 07:20 PM

Got it this afternoon, it's very polished and they added a lot more than just a bunch of new units.

First off, it's less linear, you have a choice between different missions most of the time. I wouldn't be surprised if some choices have an influence on the story later on, since it's often a choice between helping people out, or going after riches.

The other new things are mercenaries, upgrades and research. You can hire mercenaries which you can call in during the battle for a limited number of times. Upgrades are now handled between missions. You can spend credits you have in your armory, so units you train during your missions are upgraded automatically (instead of doing it in-game, like in most RTS games.) And then there's research. You can earn research points during missions by doing side-objectives (not needed for completing the mission), and you can spend those on all kinds of crazy stuff for your buildings, turrets etc.

Gameplay-wise, it's still classic StarCraft. Good micro-management and having the right units at the right time are the key to victory.

I've only scratched the surface so far, but it's looking very promising. Shame I have to work tonight.

rounds1 · July 27th, 2010, 08:06 PM

I was checking out some other's comments, and they've been all good so far.

Like, literally all of them... I haven't seen one bad thing said. I am contemplating the purchase, since there won't be any worthwhile console games for a few months now.

rbbdrooger · July 27th, 2010, 08:33 PM

One thing REALLY annoys me though.

I'm on nightshift this week, so I was planning on bringing my laptop to play some SC2 during the quiet hours of the night.

Turns out, if you're not connected to the internet you can only sign in with a 'guest' account, meaning you can't access your saved games. You can only play on your account if you connect to battle.net.

rounds1 · July 27th, 2010, 08:51 PM

That's bullsh*t.

06nbarnhill · July 28th, 2010, 12:20 AM

Turnes out Neither of my computers can run it :/

Kinda pissed right now. My mac has the wrong operating system even though it meets the power requirements and my PC meets them as well but for some reason it won't work (probably has something to do with windows XP).

rbbdrooger · July 28th, 2010, 12:34 AM

Dual boot your Mac to run Windows?

06nbarnhill · July 28th, 2010, 12:39 AM

lol thought about that. But I don't wanna hafta buy Windows 7 just to run starcraft

Nirvana09 · July 28th, 2010, 05:33 AM

I had to cancel my pre-order of the Limited edition due to low funds.

Shit sucks.

rbbdrooger · July 28th, 2010, 07:16 AM

aww

Are you going to get the regular edition at least? I've looked at the limited edition, if you ask me it's not really worth the extra cash. (Mind you this is coming from a big StarCraft fan.)

July 27th, 2010, 07:20 PM	#22
rbbdrooger I make special price Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Zwolle, The Netherlands Posts: 4,479	Got it this afternoon, it's very polished and they added a lot more than just a bunch of new units. First off, it's less linear, you have a choice between different missions most of the time. I wouldn't be surprised if some choices have an influence on the story later on, since it's often a choice between helping people out, or going after riches. The other new things are mercenaries, upgrades and research. You can hire mercenaries which you can call in during the battle for a limited number of times. Upgrades are now handled between missions. You can spend credits you have in your armory, so units you train during your missions are upgraded automatically (instead of doing it in-game, like in most RTS games.) And then there's research. You can earn research points during missions by doing side-objectives (not needed for completing the mission), and you can spend those on all kinds of crazy stuff for your buildings, turrets etc. Gameplay-wise, it's still classic StarCraft. Good micro-management and having the right units at the right time are the key to victory. I've only scratched the surface so far, but it's looking very promising. Shame I have to work tonight. __________________ Last edited by rbbdrooger; July 27th, 2010 at 08:34 PM.

July 27th, 2010, 08:33 PM	#24
rbbdrooger I make special price Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Zwolle, The Netherlands Posts: 4,479	One thing REALLY annoys me though. I'm on nightshift this week, so I was planning on bringing my laptop to play some SC2 during the quiet hours of the night. Turns out, if you're not connected to the internet you can only sign in with a 'guest' account, meaning you can't access your saved games. You can only play on your account if you connect to battle.net. __________________

July 28th, 2010, 12:34 AM	#27
rbbdrooger I make special price Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Zwolle, The Netherlands Posts: 4,479	Dual boot your Mac to run Windows? __________________

July 28th, 2010, 05:33 AM	#29
Nirvana09 The Truth and Confused Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,289	I had to cancel my pre-order of the Limited edition due to low funds. Shit sucks. __________________ \|o\/o\| (o\!/o)

July 28th, 2010, 07:16 AM	#30
rbbdrooger I make special price Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Zwolle, The Netherlands Posts: 4,479	aww Are you going to get the regular edition at least? I've looked at the limited edition, if you ask me it's not really worth the extra cash. (Mind you this is coming from a big StarCraft fan.) __________________

July 27th, 2010, 06:28 PM	#21
rounds1 Dying to buy a PS3 for Uncharted 2 but my pride says no. And I still love EA. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Stratford, CT Posts: 17,087	Yeah... is the game any good? Out with it, RBB!

July 27th, 2010, 08:06 PM	#23
rounds1 Dying to buy a PS3 for Uncharted 2 but my pride says no. And I still love EA. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Stratford, CT Posts: 17,087	I was checking out some other's comments, and they've been all good so far. Like, literally all of them... I haven't seen one bad thing said. I am contemplating the purchase, since there won't be any worthwhile console games for a few months now.

July 27th, 2010, 08:51 PM	#25
rounds1 Dying to buy a PS3 for Uncharted 2 but my pride says no. And I still love EA. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Stratford, CT Posts: 17,087	That's bullsh*t.

July 28th, 2010, 12:20 AM	#26
06nbarnhill Blames the lag. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Logan Utah Posts: 5,133	Turnes out Neither of my computers can run it :/ Kinda pissed right now. My mac has the wrong operating system even though it meets the power requirements and my PC meets them as well but for some reason it won't work (probably has something to do with windows XP).

July 28th, 2010, 12:39 AM	#28
06nbarnhill Blames the lag. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Logan Utah Posts: 5,133	lol thought about that. But I don't wanna hafta buy Windows 7 just to run starcraft

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